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Home Page RSS DescriptionBoris Johnson: Ed Miliband would take us back to the 70shttp://www.standard.co.uk/news/mayor/boris-ed-miliband-would-take-us-back-to-the-70s-10146395.html
<p>Boris Johnson has launched a tirade at Ed Miliband, claiming the Labour leader wants to take Britain back to a time of “foul racism” and union- dominated politics.</p>
Tue, 31 Mar 2015 13:25:01 BSThttp://www.standard.co.uk/news/mayor/boris-ed-miliband-would-take-us-back-to-the-70s-10146395.htmlJoseph Watts2015-03-31T13:25:01ZBoris: Warned votes for Labour would take Britain 'back to the 70s'Tax tourists to stay in London hotels, says Dame Tessa Jowellhttp://www.standard.co.uk/news/mayor/tax-tourists-to-stay-in-london-hotels-says-dame-tessa-jowell-10132619.html
<p>A New York-style tax of one per cent on hotel stays should be brought in to pay for culture activities for children, Dame Tessa Jowell proposed today. </p>
Wed, 25 Mar 2015 12:10:22 GMThttp://www.standard.co.uk/news/mayor/tax-tourists-to-stay-in-london-hotels-says-dame-tessa-jowell-10132619.html2015-03-25T12:10:22ZTax plan: Dame Tessa Jowell (Picture: Nigel Howard)Boris Johnson makes £5m pledge to support Grand Designs-style house building projectshttp://www.standard.co.uk/news/mayor/boris-johnson-makes-5-million-pledge-to-support-grand-designsstyle-house-building-projects-10064317.html
<p>Boris Johnson pledged £5 million today to help Londoners build their own homes in a Grand Designs-style housing revolution.</p>
Mon, 23 Feb 2015 10:59:51 GMThttp://www.standard.co.uk/news/mayor/boris-johnson-makes-5-million-pledge-to-support-grand-designsstyle-house-building-projects-10064317.htmlPippa Crerar2015-02-23T10:59:51ZHousing revolution: Boris Johnson has pledged millions to support self-builders like those on Kevin McCloud's Grand Designs programme (Picture: Channel Four)My starving mother begged for pig food, says mayoral hopeful Stephen Greenhalghhttp://www.standard.co.uk/news/mayor/my-starving-mother-begged-for-pig-food-says-mayoral-hopeful-stephen-greenhalgh-10049036.html
<p>Mayoral hopeful Stephen Greenhalgh today revealed his mother’s family were once so destitute they sent her scrounging for food being thrown to pigs.</p>
Mon, 16 Feb 2015 12:21:13 GMThttp://www.standard.co.uk/news/mayor/my-starving-mother-begged-for-pig-food-says-mayoral-hopeful-stephen-greenhalgh-10049036.htmlJoseph Watts2015-02-16T12:21:13ZVow: Stephen Greenhalgh says he believes in giving opportunity Picture: Lucy YoungLondon mayoral hopeful Stephen Greenhalgh vows to cut Tube fares by 3% a year if electedhttp://www.standard.co.uk/news/mayor/mayoral-hopeful-stephen-greenhalgh-vows-to-cut-tube-fares-by-3-a-year-if-elected-10036153.html
<p>Tory Stephen Greenhalgh seized the initiative today in the battle to succeed Boris Johnson, with a bold pledge to cut Tube fares by three per cent a year if he is elected London mayor.</p>
Tue, 10 Feb 2015 13:02:19 GMThttp://www.standard.co.uk/news/mayor/mayoral-hopeful-stephen-greenhalgh-vows-to-cut-tube-fares-by-3-a-year-if-elected-10036153.html2015-02-10T13:02:19ZFares pledge: Stephen GreenhalghLondon Mayor Boris Johnson holed up in Boston as snow closes inhttp://www.standard.co.uk/news/mayor/boris-johnson-stuck-in-boston-as-snow-closes-in-10034132.html
<p>Boris Johnson has defied the warnings of the Boston authorities to leave town today ahead of the worst snowstorm the city has ever faced.</p>
Mon, 09 Feb 2015 14:27:38 GMThttp://www.standard.co.uk/news/mayor/boris-johnson-stuck-in-boston-as-snow-closes-in-10034132.htmlPippa Crerar in Boston2015-02-09T14:27:38ZSnow day: Boris out and about in BostonBoris Johnson flies to US to urge support for fighting terrorhttp://www.standard.co.uk/news/mayor/boris-johnson-flies-to-us-to-urge-support-for-fighting-terror-10028640.html
<p>Boris Johnson will boost his status as a potential world leader next week by flying to the United States to urge senior American politicians to bolster the fight against Islamic State. </p>
Fri, 06 Feb 2015 11:56:31 GMThttp://www.standard.co.uk/news/mayor/boris-johnson-flies-to-us-to-urge-support-for-fighting-terror-10028640.htmlPippa Crerar2015-02-06T11:56:31ZMission to America: Mayor Boris Johnson denies his US trip is to bolster his political ambitionsBoris Johnson calls for extra cash for terror police in London after Whitehall rebuffhttp://www.standard.co.uk/news/mayor/boris-calls-for-extra-cash-for-terror-police-in-london-after-whitehall-rebuff-10023104.html
<p>A Whitehall row over police counter-terror funding in London erupted today as Boris Johnson warned that the Met needs millions of pounds more to protect the public from the threat of a Paris-style attack.</p>
Wed, 04 Feb 2015 12:12:48 GMThttp://www.standard.co.uk/news/mayor/boris-calls-for-extra-cash-for-terror-police-in-london-after-whitehall-rebuff-10023104.html2015-02-04T12:12:48ZTerror fears: Armed police at Heathrow (File image/Getty)London needs a black or minority ethnic leader, says Margaret Hodge as she bows out of mayoral racehttp://www.standard.co.uk/news/mayor/london-needs-a-black-or-minority-ethnic-leader-says-margaret-hodge-as-she-bows-out-of-mayoral-race-10022784.html
<p>Margaret Hodge today bowed out of the battle to become London Mayor, with a call for Boris Johnson’s successor to be someone from the city’s black and minority ethnic community.</p>
Wed, 04 Feb 2015 10:51:56 GMThttp://www.standard.co.uk/news/mayor/london-needs-a-black-or-minority-ethnic-leader-says-margaret-hodge-as-she-bows-out-of-mayoral-race-10022784.html2015-02-04T10:51:56ZOut: Margaret Hodge has withdrawn from the race (Picture: REUTERS/Andrew Winning)Islamic jihadists are 'pornography-obsessed w******', says Boris Johnsonhttp://www.standard.co.uk/news/mayor/terrorists-are-w-obsessed-with-porn-says-boris-johnson-as-he-takes-aim-at-religious-extremists-10012523.html
<p>London Mayor Boris Johnson has branded religious fundamentalists recruited by terror groups such as Islamic State (IS) as "w******" who are obsessed with pornography.</p>
Fri, 30 Jan 2015 08:04:03 GMThttp://www.standard.co.uk/news/mayor/terrorists-are-w-obsessed-with-porn-says-boris-johnson-as-he-takes-aim-at-religious-extremists-10012523.htmlGareth Vipers2015-01-30T08:04:03ZOutspoken: the Mayor pictured at City Hall (Picture: Daniel Hambury)Free gyms in London parks will help get the city fit, says Tessa Jowellhttp://www.standard.co.uk/news/mayor/free-gyms-in-london-parks-will-help-get-city-fit-says-tessa-jowell-10010459.html
<p>Every major park in London will get a free-to-use open-air gym under plans launched by mayoral hopeful Tessa Jowell to make the city “healthier and happier”.</p>
Thu, 29 Jan 2015 11:08:20 GMThttp://www.standard.co.uk/news/mayor/free-gyms-in-london-parks-will-help-get-city-fit-says-tessa-jowell-10010459.htmlJoe Murphy, Katie Smithers2015-01-29T11:08:20ZOn the cross-trainer: Mayoral hopeful Tessa Jowell. Picture: Jeremy SelwynBoris Johnson visits Iraq to see UK troops train anti-IS forceshttp://www.standard.co.uk/news/mayor/boris-johnson-in-iraq-visit-to-see-uk-troops-train-antiis-forces-9996058.html
<p>Boris Johnson is to meet British troops in Iraq and watch them training local fighters to take on Islamic State.</p>
Thu, 22 Jan 2015 16:49:10 GMThttp://www.standard.co.uk/news/mayor/boris-johnson-in-iraq-visit-to-see-uk-troops-train-antiis-forces-9996058.html2015-01-22T16:49:10ZVisit: Boris Johnson speaking with UK forces in Peshmerga todayStephen Greenhalgh vows to reverse Tube fare rises if he is elected London mayorhttp://www.standard.co.uk/news/mayor/boris-deputy-vows-to-reverse-tube-fare-rises-if-he-is-elected-mayor-9977506.html
<p>Boris Johnson's own deputy today pledged to reverse the Tube fare hikes of recent years if he becomes mayor.</p>
Wed, 14 Jan 2015 12:30:26 GMThttp://www.standard.co.uk/news/mayor/boris-deputy-vows-to-reverse-tube-fare-rises-if-he-is-elected-mayor-9977506.html2015-01-14T12:30:26ZPromise: Stephen Greenhalgh says he wants to make Tube fares cheaper from 2016Boris Johnson calls EU ruling that obesity can be a disability 'utterly ridiculous'http://www.standard.co.uk/news/mayor/boris-johnson-calls-eu-ruling-that-obesity-can-be-a-disability-utterly-ridiculous-9935723.html
<p>London Mayor Boris Johnson has slammed an EU ruling that obesity can be considered a disability as "utterly ridiculous".</p>
Fri, 19 Dec 2014 11:53:14 GMThttp://www.standard.co.uk/news/mayor/boris-johnson-calls-eu-ruling-that-obesity-can-be-a-disability-utterly-ridiculous-9935723.htmlGareth Vipers2014-12-19T11:53:14ZOpposed: Boris calling the ruling 'utterly ridiculous' (Picture: John Stillwell/PA)Mayoral candidate Greenhalgh: I didn’t set out to pinch woman’s bottomhttp://www.standard.co.uk/news/mayor/mayoral-candidate-greenhalgh-i-didnt-set-out-to-pinch-womans-bottom-9932962.html
<p>The latest Conservative to step forward as a candidate for London Mayor today said he “never set out to pinch” or pat a female worker’s bottom.</p>
Thu, 18 Dec 2014 11:41:17 GMThttp://www.standard.co.uk/news/mayor/mayoral-candidate-greenhalgh-i-didnt-set-out-to-pinch-womans-bottom-9932962.html2014-12-18T11:41:17ZMayoral bid: Stephen GreenhalghLondon Mayoral hopeful Diane Abbott proposes 50% levy on rents above local capshttp://www.standard.co.uk/news/mayor/mayoral-hopeful-abbott-proposes-50-levy-on-rents-above-local-caps-9912718.html
<p>Diane Abbott today unveiled proposals to clobber landlords of London’s most expensive penthouses with bills of tens of thousands of pounds a year.</p>
Tue, 09 Dec 2014 13:08:52 GMThttp://www.standard.co.uk/news/mayor/mayoral-hopeful-abbott-proposes-50-levy-on-rents-above-local-caps-9912718.html2014-12-09T13:08:52ZProposals: Labour MP Diane Abbott'He was off his head': Boris steps in to calm abusive passenger who was involved in mid-air scuffle and arrested at Heathrowhttp://www.standard.co.uk/news/mayor/he-was-off-his-head-boris-steps-in-to-calm-abusive-passenger-who-was-involved-in-midair-scuffle-and-arrested-at-heathrow-9899815.html
<p>Boris Johnson was caught up in a mid-air drama today as he attempted to reason with an abusive air passenger who later had to be detained by the police.</p>
Wed, 03 Dec 2014 10:21:34 GMThttp://www.standard.co.uk/news/mayor/he-was-off-his-head-boris-steps-in-to-calm-abusive-passenger-who-was-involved-in-midair-scuffle-and-arrested-at-heathrow-9899815.htmlJoseph Watts in Kuala Lumpur2014-12-03T10:21:34ZDrama: crew on the flight from Kuala Lumpur to London restrain the abusive passengerAndrew Neather: Have the wheels begun to come off the Boris bikes? http://www.standard.co.uk/comment/comment/andrew-neather-have-the-wheels-begun-to-come-off-the-boris-bikes-8748207.html
<p>It's not quite the birthday present Boris Johnson might have wished his bikes. Yesterday, days after the Barclays Cycle Hire scheme celebrated its third anniversary, the RMT union announced that members working for Serco, which moves around and repairs the bikes, will strike next week over shift patterns and pay. </p>
Tue, 06 Aug 2013 12:11:12 BSThttp://www.standard.co.uk/comment/comment/andrew-neather-have-the-wheels-begun-to-come-off-the-boris-bikes-8748207.html2013-08-06T12:11:12ZRunning out of road: Boris Johnson now finds the number of Barclays cycling trips down almost 10 per cent and one in five users planning to ditch their annual membershipMatthew d'Ancona: Time is running out for Boris to move in to No 10http://www.standard.co.uk/comment/comment/matthew-dancona-time-is-running-out-for-boris-to-move-in-to-no10-8739903.html
<p>Imagine the following chain of events: David Cameron wins a second term in 2015 but with a Conservative majority so wafer-thin that he often yearns for his partnership with Nick Clegg. In practice, he is still managing a coalition: but this time it is an alliance with the Eurosceptic Right rather than the Lib-Dems. Everything substantial has to get past the pale eyes of Peter Bone and Bill Cash.</p>
Wed, 31 Jul 2013 12:34:39 BSThttp://www.standard.co.uk/comment/comment/matthew-dancona-time-is-running-out-for-boris-to-move-in-to-no10-8739903.html2013-07-31T12:34:39ZPupil and master: Boris Johnson with his mentor Michael Heseltine, who knows how to topple a PM (Picture: Nigel Howard)